ဆင်

• IPA^(key): /sʰɪ̀ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hcang • ALA-LC: chaṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: hsin • Okell: hsiñ

From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *tsaŋ (“elephant”), apparently borrowed from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ, ultimately from Middle Chinese 象 (MC zjangX).

ဆင် • (hcang)

1. elephant
2. (chess) a piece, which moves like a bishop, used in Burmese chess (sittuyin)

• ကြက်ဆင် (krakhcang)
• ဆင်ရုပ် (hcang-rup)
• ဆင်တာရာ (hcangtara)

• (Burmese zodiac signs) ရာသီခွင် (rasihkwang); ဂဠုန် (ga.lun, “Garuda”), ကျား (kya:, “Tiger”), ခြင်္သေ့ (hkrangse., “Lion”), ဆင် (hcang, “Tusked Elephant”), ဟိုင်း (huing:, “Tuskless Elephant”), ကြွက် (krwak, “Rat”), ပူး (pu:, “Guinea Pig”), နဂါး (na.ga:, “Dragon”) ^{(Category: my:Burmese zodiac)}

ဆင် • (hcang)

1. to adorn, to decorate
2. to put together; to assemble
3. to fabricate; to scheme; to frame

ဆင် • (hcang)

1. design
2. pattern

ဆင် • (hcang)

1. to build up
2. to resemble; to be alike; to bear a likeness to; to be similar in appearance

• “ဆင်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

IPA^(key): /cʰʌŋ/

ဆင် (chaṅ)

1. Alternative form of ဆၚ်